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Washington Revised Code Title 77. Fish and Wildlife § 77.65.220. Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries--Fees--Rules for species, gear, and areas

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for shellfish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.

Fishery

Annual Fee

Application

Vessel

Limited

(Governing section(s))

Fee

Required?

Entry?

Resident

Nonresident

(a) Burrowing shrimp

$235

$620

$105

Yes

No

(b) Crab ring net-Puget Sound

$180

$565

$ 70

Yes

No

(c) Dungeness crab-coastal (RCW 77.70.280)

$345

$730

$105

Yes

Yes

(d) Dungeness crab-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.110)

$180

$565

$105

Yes

Yes

(e) Emerging commercial fishery (RCW 77.70.160 and 77.65.400)

$335

$720

$105

Determined by rule

Determined by rule

(f) Geoduck (RCW 77.70.220)

$ 0

$ 0

$ 70

Yes

Yes

(g) Hardshell clam mechanical harvester (RCW 77.65.250)

$580

$965

$ 70

Yes

No

(h) Oyster reserve (RCW 77.65.260)

$180

$565

$ 70

No

No

(i) Razor clam

$180

$565

$105

No

No

(j) Sea cucumber dive (RCW 77.70.190)

$280

$665

$105

Yes

Yes

(k) Sea urchin dive (RCW 77.70.150)

$280

$665

$105

Yes

Yes

(l) Shellfish dive

$180

$565

$ 70

Yes

No

(m) Shellfish pot

$180

$565

$ 70

Yes

No

(n) Shrimp pot-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.410)

$335

$720

$105

Yes

Yes

(o) Shrimp trawl-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.420)

$335

$720

$105

Yes

Yes

(p) Spot shrimp-coastal

$335

$720

$ 70

Yes

Yes

(q) Squid

$335

$720

$ 70

Yes

No

(2) The director may by rule determine the species of shellfish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take shellfish in that fishery.

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